Holiday Eating

The holidays are coming up and that means eating a lot of food. But can some of that food make you depressed.The quick answer is yes, but it depends on what you eat. The one thing I do want you to remember through all this though is my favorite word---moderation. Especially during the upcoming holidays.It's a tradition, holiday food. But most of us tend to overdo it a bit, especially when it comes to eating food at office parties. According to a new study, that same food can leave you depressed---which is the last thing you want for the holidays.Researchers in London compared the diets of over three thousand people. Those that ate so called "whole foods"---which they described as fruits, vegetables and fish, had a lower risk of depression. On the other hand, those who mainly ate fried food, processed meat, high-fat dairy products and sweetened desserts----sounds like a typical office party---were over fifty percent more likely to suffer some type of depression.These researchers think the reason this happens is because whole foods contain antioxidants which can lower depression and polyunsaturated fats which can stimulate brain activity.So the goal here is not to miss out on holiday parties, and to not even completely avoid your favorite foods, but to remember moderation and start things off by heading to the veggie tray.